Pieces of Ukraine are falling apart and the health care plan's a mess. But we finally have a president who really knows basketball, and for the next three weeks that's all that matters. Thank goodness for distractions.Read More

The Maryland House passed a landmark trans discrimination ban today, sending it to Gov. Martin O'Malley's desk for his expected signature. Maryland will become the 18th state (plus D.C.) with such a ban.Read More

For progressives, primary elections often present a difficult question: do we vote with the mind - and give our support to the candidate who'll be strongest in the general election - or with the heart, and approve one whose values better mirror our own?Read More

Rick Snyder, Michigan's Republican governor, announced yesterday that while the 322 same-gender marriages from March 22 are legal and valid, he's decided to "suspend" the state's recognition of them -- and the rights that go along with them.Read More

There will be no further same-gender marriages in Michigan while a challenge to the state's marriage discrimination amendment works its way through the appeals process, the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this afternoon.Read More

The U.S. will take four additional steps in response to Uganda's draconian Anti-Homosexuality Law, including shifting money away from a Ugandan anti-LGBT religious group that been receiving federal HIV/AIDS grants.Read More

Last week, the Israeli parliament passed a law prohibiting discrimination in schools on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. It is the country's first trans-inclusive non-discrimination law.Read More

Donohue's stupid comment is one that homophobes make among themselves all the time. They really (want to) think that being pro-gay means being anti-straight so that they can find some reason for their hate. Read More

Was the real reason for the order to close lanes on the world's busiest bridge a move against Christie's longtime political nemesis, State Senator Loretta Weinberg, a 78-year-old Jewish grandmother considered the state transgender community's political godmother?Read More

A commission convened by the Palm Center, co-chaired by former U.S. Surgeon General Jocelyn Elders concluded yesterday that there is no compelling reason for the U.S. military to continue excluding transgender persons from serving openly.Read More

Jan Brewer vetoed a "right to discriminate" bill last month, claiming it was unnecessary and broadly worded. What she conveniently omitted is that members of her staff helped with that wording.Read More

Paul Ryan says that "the left" is offering Americans "a full stomach and an empty soul." The truth is that conservatives like Paul Ryan are offering Americans empty stomachs and empty rhetoric. The American people want more than that.Read More

Indiana's new marriage equality lawsuit sounds great and wonderful, but don't be fooled. It is incredibly ill-timed and could have significant unintended consequences that could have - should have - been avoided.Read More

It's not gay people or their acceptance of and incorporation into society and culture, but anti-gay laws like the one passed in Uganda and the one vetoed in Arizona that are outside the norm - and the product of colonized minds.Read More

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer's veto last week of a "right to discriminate" bill isn't the last word on the subject. Similar measures are pending in that state, Mississippi, and five other states.Read More

The Green Bay City Council is voting tonight on whether to allow all city workers to protect their partners with health insurance, regardless of sexual orientation. They need your help to do the right thing.Read More

Kentucky AG Jack Conway announced this morning that the state will not appeal a ruling requiring same-sex marriage recognition, then the governor said the state will hire outside attorneys to do so.Read More